thE pOwErs thAt bE

yEs... jAmEs cAmErOn’s Epic $300 milliOn cOmpUtEr gEnErAtEd visiOn Of thE fictiOnAl plAnEt pAndOrA is AstOUnding. i think whAt mAkEs cAmErOn’s AvAtAr prOjEct EspEciAlly prOfOUnd And incisivE is it’s UnsEttling AUthEnticity.

OK, sO thE film’s 10-fOOt blUE nA’vi indigEnEs, its flOAting hAllElUjAh mOUntAins And whAt sOmE hAvE cAllEd its nEw AgE EcO-spiritUAlity mAy sEEm A littlE OvEr thE tOp,  bUt thE mEtAphOrs hErE rEsOnAtE likE An intErplAnEtAry AlArm clOck... with nO snOOzE. hUmAns bEttEr wAkE Up.
nAtUrE… Or mOthEr nAtUrE As shE is mOrE rEspEctfUlly knOwn... is nO jOkE.
hUmAns, nUmbskUllEd prOfitEErs, - try As thEy mAy tO rOb nAtUrE Of hEr tAngiblE rEsOUrcEs, dEvOUr hEr frUit, hArnEss hEr strEngths, pOisOn hEr ArtEriEs, mElt hEr icy rEsErvE And tAmE hEr cErtAin chAOs – rEAlly dOn’t stAnd A chAncE.
hUmAns... wE think wE sO fly with OUr fAncy sciEncE & civilizAtiOn... bUt nExt tO nAtUrE wE ArE ExActly thAt... nExt tO nAtUrE.
lOvE, rEspEct And listEn tO OUr mOthEr.

gOnE nA'vi

sO i linEd Up with thE mAssEs, rOckEd thE 3D glAssEs, sUspEndEd my disbEliEf & hElpEd jAmEs cAmErOn rEcUpE sOmE Of his $300milliOn... And i hAvE tO sAy it wAs prEtty AwEsOmE.
cAll it whAt yOU will - crEAtivE EpiphAny Or Epic visiOn - thE nEw blOckbUstEr dEfinitEly trAnspOrtEd mE tO AnOthEr plAcE... nAmEly pAndOrA... And lEft mE fEEling AshAmEd Of my spEciEs. i AlmOst chOkEd On my hEArt As i wAtchEd thE sOUl-lEss hUmAns mAssAcrE thE lithE & nOblE nA'vi pEOplEs Of pAndOrA. thE hypEr-impEriAl grEEd, ignOrAncE And mAchismO Of thE hUmAns in thEir qUEst tO rOb pAndOrA Of it's nAtUrAl rEsOUrcEs - thE prEciOUs 'UnObtAniUm' - wAs distUrbingly symbOlic. As An hOmmAgE tO bOth thE vAriOUs indigEnOUs pEOplEs Of OUr plAnEt whO hAvE sUffErEd (And cOntinUE tO sUffEr) gEnOcidAl viOlEncE & dEgrAdAtiOn And tO OUr plAnEt thAt hAs likEwisE bEEn rOyAlly scrEwEd OvEr by mAnkind, AvAtAr is sOmE pOwErfUl shit.
thE nA'vi pEOplEs' spiritUAl intErcOnnEctEdnEss with thEir (visUAlly stUnning) nAtUrAl EnvirOnmEnt is jUxtApOsEd AgAinst thE high-tEch hUmAn sEEk & dEstrOy EthOs... it's All hAnd-cArvEd ArrOws vErsUs wEApOns Of mAss dEstrUctiOn.

thErE ArE sEvErAl prOfOUnd spiritUAl rEsOnAncEs thrOUghOUt thE film bUt thE OnE thAt hit mE thE hArdEst wAs whEn nEytiri - thE hOt nA'vi hErOinE - tElls jAkE - thE sElf-pOssEssEd nA'vi-in-trAining - thAt "All EnErgy is Only bOrrOwEd And EvEntUAlly yOU hAvE tO givE it bAck." nOw thAt is whAt i'm tAlkin bOUt! sO pOignAnt. it wAs likE thE mOmEnt in lOrd Of thE rings whEn gAndAlf tElls frOdO thAt, in lifE, "All thAt wE mUst dO is dEcidE whAt tO dO with thE timE thAt wE ArE givEn". dOnchA jUst lOvE A mOviE with A mEssAgE!?